(Source: redkora, via shrinkinglibrarian)
These findings are particularly interesting when juxtaposed with a separate report from the Pew Economic Mobility project. That report, which examined economic and social mobility in 10 Western countries, found that Americans actually appear to have less control over their success in life than their counterparts do.
In particular, the educational attainment of a person’s parents — a factor usually determined before that person’s birth — seems to matter more for mobility in the United States.
“There is a stronger link between parental education and children’s economic, educational and socio-emotional outcomes than in any other country investigated,” the report says.
As Richard Wilkinson suggested in a recent TED Talk, if you want to live the American dream — and have greater control over your own likelihood of success — you should probably move to Denmark, where the poor have a better chance of moving up in the world.
(via 14kgoldnyc)
At least, according to pro-Ron Paul dumbfucks.
Obama was not talking about abortion, Kevin Wayne. He was talking about getting pregnant and getting STIs and STDs as a result of not being educated about sex and contraception. “Punishment” wasn’t the best choice of words, since it brings morality into it. But getting knocked up because you were ignorant of alternatives is definitely a negative consequence. I doubt even an anti-choicer would think that a teenager getting pregnant from having unprotected sex is a positive outcome.
Pro-Ron Paul dorks on Tumblr are the worst.
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What was Kurt like in class as a teacher?
He was passionate, indignant. He wheezed with laughter. He laughed at his own jokes. He was practical. He was shy. He amused himself, during workshops, by doodling. He was kind. He was entertaining. He was smart.
"— Kurt Vonnegut at the Writers’ Workshop – a former student remembers what the iconic author was like as a teacher. Related must-read, Kurt Vonnegut: A Life. (via curiositycounts)
(via curiositycounts)
"Why is marking a book indispensable to reading it? First, it keeps you awake — not merely conscious, but wide awake. Second, reading, if it is active, is thinking, and thinking tends to express itself in words, spoken or written. The person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he thinks. Third, writing your reactions down helps you to remember the thoughts of the author."
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How to Read a Book – on marginalia and the yin/yang of reading/writing (via curiositycounts)
It is impossible for me to read a book without marking it up like crazy. I learn best when I’m either listening to someone (so I actually like lectures) or endlessly writing and rewriting notes.
(via curiositycounts)
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
Academia - Sia
I’m a binary code that you cracked long ago
But to you I’m just a novel that you wish you’d never wrote
I’m greater than X and lesser than Y
So why is it that I still can’t catch your eye?
You’re a cryptic crossword, a song I’ve never heard
While I sit here drawing circles I’m afraid of being hurtOh academia, you can’t pick me up
Soothe me with your words when I need your loveFuck reading, get music.
This is adjusted for inflation. I don’t think our education system is about education anymore.
(via stfuconservatives)
The post is worth a read.
The post seemed like an argument for teaching people to hide their prejudices better. That said, I still think the infographic above gives good advice, though I’d add:
6. Keep your ‘public’ internet profile (things linked to your actual identity) strictly separate from any ‘just for you’ private identities (ahem, like a personal Tumblr). Moderate content according to the audience.
7. Nothing you post online can go away. When in doubt, don’t put your face or name on it. In fact, if it’s that bad, should you really be posting it at all?
